{"id":673672,"date":"2022-05-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenqueen.com.hk\/?p=61905"},"modified":"2022-05-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T00:00:00","slug":"gene-edited-tomatoes-confirmed-as-viable-new-dietary-source-of-vitamin-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/05\/27\/gene-edited-tomatoes-confirmed-as-viable-new-dietary-source-of-vitamin-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene-Edited Tomatoes Confirmed As Viable New Dietary Source Of Vitamin D"},"content":{"rendered":"
Biologists in Norwich, U.K. have used CRISPR technology to alter the genetics of tomatoes. The result is enzyme inhibition that prevents a vitamin D precursor from being converted into cholesterol. Scientists claim that eating two gene-edited tomatoes a day will alleviate common vitamin D deficiencies in most consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The process of editing the genetics of the tomatoes will push them into the U.K.\u2019s novel foods category, but they will not be deemed as genetically modified organisms, in a bid to shorten approval times.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n